{"product_id":"the-new-anti-catholicism-the-last-acceptable-prejudice-9780195176049","title":"The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice","description":"Anti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in \u003cem\u003eThe New Anti-Catholicism\u003c\/em\u003e, this virulent strain of hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in our nation, but few people seem to notice, or care. \u003cbr\u003e A statement that is seen as racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, or homophobic can haunt a speaker for years, writes Jenkins, but it is still possible to make hostile and vituperative public statements about Roman Catholicism without fear of serious repercussions. Jenkins shines a light on anti-Catholic sentiment in American society and illuminates its causes, looking closely at gay and feminist anti-Catholicism, anti-Catholic rhetoric and imagery in the media, and the anti-Catholicism of the academic world. For newspapers and newsmagazines, for television news and in movies, for major book publishers, the Catholic Church has come to provide a grossly stereotyped public villain. Catholic opinions, doctrines, and individual leaders are frequently the butt of harsh satire. Indeed, the notion that the church is a deadly enemy of women--the idea of Catholic misogyny--is commonly accepted in the news media and in popular culture, says Jenkins. And the recent pedophile priest scandal, he shows, has revived many ancient anti-Catholic stereotypes.\u003cbr\u003e It was said that with the election of John F. Kennedy, anti-Catholicism in America was dead. This provocative new book corrects that illusion, drawing attention to this important issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Jenkins, \u003c\/strong\u003eone of the world's leading religion scholars joined Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion as Distinguished Professor of History and Co-Director for the Program on Historical Studies of Religion. His books include \u003cem\u003ePedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Contemporary Crisis, Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526896619794,"sku":"9780195176049","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8bed562d-8f43-47a7-9e04-a5c75aea9518.jpg?v=1731285932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-new-anti-catholicism-the-last-acceptable-prejudice-9780195176049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}